. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... clions of which body he contributedlargely. His principal work, which is avaluable one, is Mythology and Fable ex-plained by History. He died in 1741. BANKS, John, a dramatist, was orig-inally a lawyer, but relinquished his pro-fession to write for the stage. Between1677 and 1696, he produced seven trage-dies, of which the best known is TheUnhappy Favourite. The time of his birthand of his death is equally was buried in St. Jamess Church,Westminster. His style and vers
. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... clions of which body he contributedlargely. His principal work, which is avaluable one, is Mythology and Fable ex-plained by History. He died in 1741. BANKS, John, a dramatist, was orig-inally a lawyer, but relinquished his pro-fession to write for the stage. Between1677 and 1696, he produced seven trage-dies, of which the best known is TheUnhappy Favourite. The time of his birthand of his death is equally was buried in St. Jamess Church,Westminster. His style and versificationare bad, but he has considerable pathos. BANKS, Thomas, an eminent sculptor,was born, in 1735, Gloucestershire, andwas brought up under Kent, the genius, however, led him to gained prizes from the RoyalAcademy, he was sent by that body to studyin Italy. After having completed his stud-ies, he resided two years in Russia, andthe empress purchased his statue of his return home, he attained high repu-tation, and was nuich employed till hisdeath, in BANKS, Sin Joseph, was born, in1743, at Revesby Abbey, in Leicestershire,and educated at Eton and Oxford. Hislove of travelling, and of natural histo-ry, prompted him to explore foreign coun-tries; and, accordingly, in 1763, he madea voyage to Labrador and Newfoundland;in 1768, accompanied the great navigatorCook; and, in 1772, visited Iceland andthe Western Isles of Scotland. Whilewith Captain Cook, he nearly lost his lifeby the intense cold, at Terra del his return, the university of Oxfordconferred on him the degree of doctor oflaws. In 1778, he obtained the order ofthe Bath, and the presidency of the RoyalSocietv; but, after having held the latterabout five years, his conduct so deeplyoffended many scientific members, that aschism was on the point of taking diflerences were, however, arranged,and he held his seat till he died, on the9tU of May, 1820. He
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